The Depression and WWII, Section 1

By khoke

  • The Stock Market Crash

    The most devastating stock market crash occured on this date. This is often regarded as the start of the Great Depression in the U.S.

  • Manchuria

    Invasion of Manchuria by the Japanese. Japan faced a depression and saw invasion of others as a way of retaining lost resources.

  • 1932 Election

    Protests emerge regarding the presidential election. Hoover was blamed for the depression and different groups rallied, arguing for a change in government.

  • CCC

    The Civilian Conservation Corps was created by FDR and provided blue-collar jobs to men. This was part of FDR's New Deal.

  • Hitler's Rise to Power

    Hitler becomes Germany's head of state due to Hitler's promises to end depression

  • Four Day Banking Holiday

    FDR closes banks to restore organization and restore trust in banks

  • Dust Bowl

    Dust storms blackened the skies causing deaths and destruction of property in the Great Plains

  • Nuremburg Laws

    Nazi deny basic rights to Jews as part of placing blame on Jews for German depression

  • Invasion of Ethiopia

    Italy invades Ethiopia

  • Gone With the Wind

    Gone With the Wind is published. This demonstrates depression-era culture.

  • Rome-Berlin Axis Agreement

    Germany-Italian alliance

  • Kristallnacht

    "The night of Broken Glass"- Nazis round up Jews on streets and destroy Jewish property.

  • End of Spanish Civil War

    Spanish nationalists win and create alliance with Italy and Germany

  • Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

    Alliance between Germany and Soviets

  • Invasion of Poland

    Germany invades Poland. This is considered the start of WWII